• Brazil international to be paraded at the Camp Nou on Monday • ‘It is incredible that I am going to live with idols; players with a lot of history’ Philippe Coutinho has described his move from Liverpool to Barcelona as a “dream”. The finishing touches have been put on the transfer, which could...

The Brazilian arrives five months later than they hoped, and for more money, but Barcelona are convinced they did the right thing in getting their man The day after the summer transfer market closed Barcelona’s sporting director, Albert Soler, and their director of football, Robert Fernández, ran...

Jürgen Klopp says Liverpool are ‘strong enough’ to cope with the Brazilian’s departure but the impact on this season is immeasurable and the club must get his long-term replacement right Philippe Coutinho had a media routine after Champions League games at Liverpool and the night of 6 December wa...

Liverpool have agreed a fee with Barcelona for the sale of Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian playmaker has travelled to Spain to finalise the details of his personal terms. The Brazilian had been at the Anfield club since January 2013, joining from Internazionale. In his five years at Liverpool, C...

• Liverpool playmaker agrees five and a-half year deal at Camp Nou • Expected to join team-mates at Levante match on Sunday afternoon Barcelona have agreed the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a fee of £142m. Barcelona expect the Brazil international to fly out in time to be at the...

Everton manager Sam Allardyce and Liverpool counterpart Jürgen Klopp and speak to the press after a fractious Merseyside derby, in which Everton defender Mason Holgate appeared to accuse Liverpool's Roberto Firmino of using a racist term. Continue reading

• Brazilian forward clashed with Mason Holgate in first half of Cup tie • FA expected to launch investigation into incident The Football Association is expected to launch an investigation into allegations by the Everton defender Mason Holgate that he was racially abused by Roberto Firmino during...

The new £75m central defender had a comfortable bow in the FA Cup third round win over Everton at Anfield and even managed to score the late winner A sledgehammer to crack a nut was the expression that came to mind as Liverpool’s new £75m defender made his debut against a side with only one goal...

The first instalment has been repaid. Virgil van Dijk announced his arrival as Liverpool’s record signing and the world’s most expensive defender with an 85th-minute winner to knock Everton out of the FA Cup, the first time the visitors have suffered that fate in their history. There was no bette...

Minute-by-minute updates from the third-round FA Cup tie at Anfield FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend Email Barry here . Tweet @bglendenning 6.51pm GMT 6.48pm GMT We’ve heard that Virgil van Dijk will make his debut for Liverpool following his £75m transfer from Southampt...

Who lived the life? Who ruled Liverpool? And who rued a missed opportunity? • The big sports quiz of the year 2017 Everton face Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup. They have met twice in the final of the competition. Which player scored twice in both of those finals? Michael Owen Stuart M...

At the awards ceremony in Accra, Salah and his Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mané discussed rumours that the pair do not get on, what the award means for the Egyptian people and why the club were right to let them attend “Where do you get these rumours from?” Sadio Mané asked incredulously. The pilot...

Sean Dyche should take his best team to Manchester City, Mauricio Pellegrino and Alan Pardew must avoid upsets and VAR will add to a combustible derby If there is one message that Jürgen Klopp has to drum into his defenders before Friday night’s Merseyside derby, it is to resist the temptation to...

• Manager looks to arrest slump after two consecutive defeats • ‘The players have to deal with possession to create chances’ Sam Allardyce has said he will field Everton’s strongest side at Liverpool on Friday night despite not knowing what his best team is after nine games in charge. The Everton...

• Liverpool and Egypt forward Salah wins prize for first time • Sadio Mané was second with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang third Mohamed Salah won African Player of the Year, a reward for success on all fronts in 2017 for the Egypt forward after he inspired his country to a long-awaited World Cup place...

• Liverpool midfielder has been offered a contract worth £85, 000 a week • Juventus have held positive talks with Can’s representatives Juventus are confident they will be able to sign Emre Can on a free transfer in the summer, the Serie A side having offered the Germany international a five-year...

• Liverpool manager say he has nothing to say about Barcelona interest • Virgil van Dijk may make Liverpool debut in Fa Cup tie against Everton Jürgen Klopp has again refused to be drawn on Philippe Coutinho’s future but said he expected the Brazilian to return for Liverpool’s next Premier League...

The former Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe reminisces about past FA Cup ties between his club and Liverpool as the teams prepare to face each other in the third round at Anfield on Friday My first experience of a Merseyside derby was also my first win over Liverpool – the FA Cup fourth round tie...

Today’s tittle is tattled When Barcelona eventually get around to faxing their offer for Philippe Coutinho through – thought to be £98m up front, with £36m in add-ons – Liverpool will immediately charter a plane to Monaco, scoop up Thomas Lemar , leave £90m on the runway, and scramble back to Mer...

• Brazilian, who wants to join Barcelona, to sit out third-round match • Liverpool are holding out for £130m for the playmaker Philippe Coutinho will miss Friday’s FA Cup third round derby against Everton as he continues to receive treatment on a thigh injury. Liverpool’s influential playmaker, w...

• Brazilian midfielder keen to complete move to Camp Nou this month • Would take second highest transfer fee ever for Liverpool to sell Philippe Coutinho hopes to complete his long-proposed move to Barcelona this month but it will take the second highest transfer fee in history for Liverpool to c...

• ‘I couldn’t be less interested in anything in the world, ’ says Liverpool manager • Brazilian playmaker misses 2-1 victory at Burnley with thigh injury Jürgen Klopp shrugged off Barcelona’s interest in Philippe Coutinho as he insisted he did not care that shirts with the Brazilian’s name on it...

Liverpool’s week has been defined by a centre-back. It was not Dejan Lovren or Ragnar Klavan but two men who could be reduced to the rank of spectators when Virgil van Dijk is available contrived to combine to procure a dramatic victory. When Emre Can chipped a free-kick into the penalty area fou...

• Dutch defender officially seals world-record transfer from Southampton • ‘With the history at the club it is just a perfect match for me, ’ he says Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool are the “perfect match” for him after his world-record move from Southampton was officially completed on Monday....